Otero County

6 Colorado mutual ditch and reservoir companies have DWR-verified water structures in Otero County, the oldest decreed right dating to 1874. 13 companies list a registered address in a city located in — or partly in — Otero County.

Company Standing Verified structures Relationship
Arkansas Groundwater and Reservoir Association In good standing Registered in Fowler
Catlin Canal Company In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Otero County
Registered in Rocky Ford
Excelsior Irrigating Company In good standing Registered in Fowler
High Line Canal Company In good standing Registered in Rocky Ford
Holbrook Mutual Irrigating Company In good standing 3 WDIDs Operates structures in Crowley and Otero counties
Registered in Rocky Ford
La Junta Gardens Irrigation Company In good standing Registered in La Junta
Lower Arkansas Valley Super Ditch Company In good standing Registered in Rocky Ford
Lower Arkansas Valley Super Ditch Pilot Program In good standing Registered in Rocky Ford
Nine Mile Canal Company "Exists" (as recorded by the Secretary of State) 1 WDID Operates structures in Otero County
Otero Ditch Co. In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Otero County
Registered in Rocky Ford
Oxford Farmers Ditch Company In good standing Registered in Fowler
Pisgah Reservoir And Ditch Company In good standing Registered in Fowler
River Ranch Reservoir and Ditch Company, LLC In good standing Registered in Fowler
Rocky Ford Ditch Company In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Otero County
Registered in Rocky Ford
The Fort Lyon Canal Company In good standing 7 WDIDs Operates structures in Otero, Crowley, Kiowa, Bent and Prowers counties

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Standing is from the Colorado Secretary of State as of August 3, 2026: In good standing and “Exists” are both current statuses; Delinquent most commonly follows a missed Periodic Report (other causes exist — see the delinquency guide), usually fixable in one sitting; means the company has no row in the current Secretary of State pull. Full explanation: what this check tells you.

See the statewide ditch map — plotted at their real headgates and reservoirs, straight from state water records (6 of this county's 6 structure-verified companies are plotted; the map itself is statewide, not filtered to Otero County).